Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, January 24
Fresno, CA
2 p.m.
Fresno State
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Colorado State
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'Dogs take on Rams to open 2026
1/2/2026 4:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 15: Fresno State (7-7, 1-2 MW) at Colorado State (12-2, 3-0 MW)Â
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 | 12 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Moby Arena | Fort Collins, Colo.Â
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
Watch:Â MW Network
Stats:Â Statbroadcast
Live updates via Twitter (X):Â @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball kicks off the New year on the road visiting Colorado State on Saturday, Jan. 3 with tip-off set for 12 p.m. PT and live coverage on the Mountain West Network.Â
Bulldog BonesÂ
Hot on the markÂ
Djessira Diawara hit the mark straight on at UNLV shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field.
Of the 11 points scored against the Lady Rebels, Diawara collected all of them in the second half. The forward went on to have a solo 4-0 run at the end of the third period with another quick 5-0 spurt in the fourth.
Danae Powell held similar momentum against Wyoming in the previous week going 6-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2Â from the three and 3-of-3 from the foul line.
A look around the MWÂ
In Mountain West games Fresno State is...
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 | 12 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Moby Arena | Fort Collins, Colo.Â
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
Watch:Â MW Network
Stats:Â Statbroadcast
Live updates via Twitter (X):Â @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball kicks off the New year on the road visiting Colorado State on Saturday, Jan. 3 with tip-off set for 12 p.m. PT and live coverage on the Mountain West Network.Â
Bulldog BonesÂ
- Fresno State kicks off the New Year in Fort Collins to take on Colorado State at 12 p.m.
- Fresno State holds the last win in the series against Colorado Stats after snapping the Rams six-game streak at the semifinal game of the  2025 MW tournament
- Jaisa Gamble marked her fifth double-digit game this season
- Djessira Diawara scored all eleven points in the second half - hitting her first double-figure game this season
- Bulldogs mark their third consecutive game of 30 or more rebounds
- Fresno State scored 10+ points in all four periods for the ninth time this season
- Bulldogs put up 23 points from the bench led by Djessira Diawara (11) along with Indiya Clarke and Hedda Koehne with six points each
- Bulldogs starting lineup of Powell, Watkins, Gamble, Marr and Long is the team's longest starting crew this season, holding a 2-2 record when starting
- Head coach Ryan McCarthy logged his first MW win at Fresno State against Wyoming (Dec. 20)
- For the ninth time this season, Fresno State has forced their opponents to 20+ turnovers, 'Dogs are 5-4 when doing soÂ
- Ava Marr earned her third Mountain West Freshman of the Week recognition this season, tying for the most in program history (Nov. 10, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15)
- Fresno State begins their 14th and final year with the Mountain West before joining the Pac-12 in the upcoming 2026-27 season
- Bulldogs closed non conference play with a 6-5 record (.545)
- Incoming freshmen (2) - Ava Marr (Brier, Wash.) and Briana Webb (Hayward, Calif.)
- Incoming transfers (9) - Morelia Chavez (Florida State), Indiya Clarke (Wofford), Djessira Diawara (San Jose State), Jaisa Gamble (Alaska Anchorage), Hedda Koehne (Alaska Anchorage), Emilia Long (Alaska Anchorage), Ashlyn Rean (Alaska Anchorage), Kenzie Sirowich (Alaska Anchorage)Â
Hot on the markÂ
Djessira Diawara hit the mark straight on at UNLV shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field.
Of the 11 points scored against the Lady Rebels, Diawara collected all of them in the second half. The forward went on to have a solo 4-0 run at the end of the third period with another quick 5-0 spurt in the fourth.
Danae Powell held similar momentum against Wyoming in the previous week going 6-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2Â from the three and 3-of-3 from the foul line.
A look around the MWÂ
In Mountain West games Fresno State is...
- 1st in rebounding defense (28.67 avg)Â
- 1st in offensive rebounding percentage, 39.3% (42-65)Â
- 3rd in rebounding margin (+8.0)Â
- 4th in steals (8 spg)Â
- Jaisa Gamble is first in minutes played (37.41 mpg) and Danae Powell takes second averaging 36.28 mpgÂ
- Fresno State and Colorado State will meet for the 38th time in program history and for the 19th time in Fort Collins
- Fresno State trails the all-time meetings, 15-22 and at Moby Arena, 7-11
- Fresno State holds the last series win against Colorado State after defeating the Rams in the semifinal game of the Mountain West Championships, 54-52
- Bulldogs last win in Fort Collins was on Feb. 5, 2020, 79-61
- Colorado State is one of three teams with a 3-0 MW record
- Rams hold a 6-1 record at home in Moby Arena
- CSU hosts Fresno State on a five game win streak
- Rams are shooting 42% from the field, 31% from beyond the arc and 73% from the charity line while averaging 68 ppg
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